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Set It OffFollow

1996 • R • 2h 3m • Action, Crime, Drama • New Line Cinema

It's about crime. It's about payback. It's about survival.

🍅 71% 89% MC 62 LB 3.75 IMDb 6.9
CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$8.80M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$36.00M
Final
Domestic legs4.1x
Budget$9M
1996 rank#40
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Cast & crew

Full Gray filmography
F. Gary Gray F. Gary Gray Director Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Pinkett Smith Starring Queen Latifah Queen Latifah Starring Vivica A. Fox Vivica A. Fox Starring Kimberly Elise Kimberly Elise Starring John C. McGinley John C. McGinley Starring
ScreenplayTakashi Bufford, Kate Lanier Produced byDale Pollock, Oren Koules CinematographyMarc Reshovsky Music byChristopher Young StudioNew Line Cinema

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Nov 8-10 3 $8.8M — 1,014 $8,690 $11.8M
2 Nov 15-17 4 $5.9M −33.6% 1,016 $5,761 $20.8M
3 Nov 22-24 6 $3.3M −43.2% 1,016 $3,271 $25.5M
4 Nov 29-Dec 1 8 $4.4M +33.0% 1,016 $4,351 $30.4M
5 Dec 6-8 9 $1.3M −70.2% 851 $1,546 $32.4M
6 Dec 13-15 12 $609.9K −53.6% 571 $1,068 $33.3M
7 Dec 20-22 20 $234.2K −61.6% 260 $901 $33.8M
8 Dec 27-29 24 $287.1K +22.6% 165 $1,740 $34.2M
9 Jan 3-5 29 $202.2K −29.6% 145 $1,395 $34.6M
10 Jan 10-12 40 $89.6K −55.7% 81 $1,106 $34.8M
11 Jan 17-19 31 $289.6K +223.2% 81 $3,576 $35.1M
12 Jan 24-26 30 $211.7K −26.9% 261 $811 $35.4M
13 Jan 31-Feb 2 33 $163.5K −22.8% 208 $786 $35.6M
14 Feb 7-9 37 $115.1K −29.6% 153 $753 $35.8M
15 Feb 14-16 46 $95.0K −17.5% 100 $950 $35.9M
16 Feb 21-23 50 $59.2K −37.7% 87 $680 $36.0M
17 Feb 28-Mar 2 57 $32.7K −44.7% 55 $595 $36.0M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Weekend grossWk 10 · $89.6K
$8.8M
$5.9M
$3.3M
$4.4M
$1.3M
$609.9K
$234.2K
$287.1K
$202.2K
$89.6K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −55.7%
−33.6%
W1→2
−43.2%
W2→3
+33.0%
W3→4
−70.2%
W4→5
−53.6%
W5→6
−61.6%
W6→7
+22.6%
W7→8
−29.6%
W8→9
−55.7%
W9→10
Steepest −70.2%Biggest gain +33.0%

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